The direct inheritance of Chinese folk paper-cutting art
The direct inheritance of Chinese folk paper-cut art, that is, a creative creative process that is directly based on the styles of predecessors' paper-cut works. The paper-cut works created by the creators are based on the direct inheritance and innovation of the predecessors' works. The original The basic patterns and meanings of paper-cut works remain basically unchanged, but they are slightly modified in form. Paper-cut works that express folk culture generally have this thinking characteristic, and their symbolic meanings are generally the meaning of traditional folk norms, such as "Dragon Wind Chaoyang". "Dragon Wind Chaoyang" uses the image of "dragon" to symbolize the spirit of the Chinese nation, that is, it takes the functions of dragon "can be dark and bright, can be small and large, can be short and long", and "dragon beads" are things that stir up clouds and spread rain. The dragon plays with the pearl, the birth of the dragon overflows, and the rain falls from the sky, which is a symbol of the transformation of all things, the return of spring to the earth, and the blessing of the world. This is a characteristic of thinking manifested by accepting the norms of folk culture. In a certain region, in a certain era, a lasting image of paper-cutting is often passed down through direct inheritance thinking. The descendants of a paper-cutting artist are often also experts in paper-cutting. Therefore, the symbolic thinking of paper-cutting of the mothers generation is also directly passed on to the next generation. .
In terms of geographical conditions, China is a relatively closed agricultural country. This closedness has formed its large cultural ecological environment. In this ecological environment, the Chinese people attach great importance to the family blood network, so it is said that paper-cutting The inheritance of paper-cutting is often based on the family as the basic unit. Paper-cutting artists at the lower levels of society even use paper-cutting as a skill to make a living. They regard this skill as a way to make a living. Therefore, this kind of special skill has many It is not passed down externally, but is passed down from father to son and mother-in-law to daughter-in-law. During my inspection in Gaomi, I once met a well-known local paper-cutting artist. Both generations of them have advanced paper-cutting skills. However, the styles of their paper-cutting works are similar and they are indistinguishable. This method maintains the stability of paper-cutting, but it also has certain disadvantages. On the one hand, this experiential and intuitive transmission method of teaching can enable the recipient to understand things intuitively, but on the other hand, this method also limits the artistic creativity of the paper-cut pattern collection. Therefore, this inheritance method has advantages and disadvantages.
